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0. 0. STEVENS.

GAME BOARD APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 1913.

1,095,433. Patented May 5, 191i WI Til/E8858:

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ATTORNEY UNITED STATES a urea.

GAME-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 1, 1913.

Patented May 5, 1914. Serial No. 776,880.

- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES C. STEVENS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game- Boards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to game apparatus and more particularly to a game board upon which is the representation of a canal. The object of the invention is to provide a game board with which a game of an instructive and amusing character can be played, there being certain movable parts used therewith, with means involving the element of chance for determiningthe movements of said movable parts. The game is of interest to children and adults and can be played by young children. In order that others may understand the invention, I have shown on the accompanying sheet of drawings one practical embodiment thereof, the representation being that of the Panama Canal, with two series of spaces or figures therein representing steps of advance over courses of travel, with other spaces or figures interposed in said series to represent locks, and still other spaces or figures adjacent said course of travel to represent engine stations.

In the drawing, the canal or channel is shown extending transversely across the same. Two parallel rows of circles A occupy said channel with the exception of certain figures on said representation designated B, B and B The circles A represent buoy lights and the figures B, B and B canal locks. Contacting with said locks exteriorly to said channel are circles marked E and representing electric engine stations. The movable part F represents a merchant marine, part Cr represents a battleship, part H represents an electric engine and I represents dice. In arranging my invention I prefer to employ 56 figures on the representation of a canal inclosing spaces whereon the movable parts may be 'moved in the playing of the game, the game being adapted to 2 players, one on the side of the representation marked Atlantic Ocean and the other on the side of said representation marked Pacific Ocean, and each player being permitted to use 28 spaces in such playing on the right side form each ocean. In practice I prefer to color all figures and their interiors, the bounds of thefigures being colored difierently from their interiors, and the figures of each kind being colored differently from the colors employed in the other kinds.

In the playing of the game the move may be determined by any means involving the element of chance, as by throwing dice or other suitable objects, two of the same being thrown. The two numbers thrown being played together on one ship, or separately on two ships, and the sum total is not to be divided at option. In using the figures, move forward one space for each count. The passing of the vessels of the mover is not allowed, nor can he have two vessels in one space, or on one lock at a time. One ace secures an electric engine, the other die to be played on a ship. No lock is passable without an electric engine to the right of the player at an engine station, and violation of this rule is subject to removalv from the board, and the ofi'ending vessel must be entered again at the beginning of the canal-this violation constitutes breaking of the fender chain. A battleship resting in a lock forms a block to all opponents ships and counts five points. In regard to capture, when an opponents vessels land in the same (opposite) locks, the following rules must be observed :A battleship takes either a battleship or amerchant marine on looks; a merchant marine takes a merchant marine only on locks; and there are two conditions which operate to remove a block, viz: capture by an opponents battleship, or the necessity of removing the same-thus the rule: the player must always play if possible, all of a full count of dice thrown, no renigging "permitted, if impossible, to play full count, he loses his turn. Captured vessels are out of the game, and can not enter the canal again during the game. Should the player be compelled to play his last ship in his last space, it will require one to get out, and as it is impossible to throw one with two dice, the ship will then be considered sunk, and the game lost. A vessel that has successfully passed through the canal should be placed on home. In the count, the game represents five points; a block, five points; a battleship at home, five points; merchant marine, at home, 1 point; a vessel sunk, five points OE, and the game lost; vessels remaining in the canal do not count. No vessel can pass alock under its apparent steam, and fender chains are provided for possible accidents to locks. Each of the two players is en titled to four merchant marines; 2 battleships, and three electric engines.

I claim:

1. A game board containing the representation of a canal, series of figures arranged therein and indicating courses of travel, other figures interposed in said series and indicating locks, other figures arranged at intervals adjacent said courses of travel and indicating motor stations, movable elements representing ships, and means involving the element of chance for determining the movements, substantially as described.

2. A game board comprising the representation of a canal, a plurality of figures thereon indicating buoy lights, a plurality of other figures between certain of the ures indicating buoy lights, and indicating locks, and other figures in proximity to the outer boundaries of said figures indicating locks indicating engine stations.

3. A game board having in combination with movable pieces therefor, the representation of a canal, a plurality of parallel figures in said canal indicating buoy lights, a plurality of other figures between certain of said parallel figures and indicating locks, and figures in proximity to the outer boundaries of said figures indicating locks, and indicating engine stations, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES O. STEVENS. Witnesses R. B. TREAT, C. McCULLoUorI.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). C. 

